orders strikes turkey fires in syria again in response to a mortar attack as the turkish prime minister says it will go to war if provoked. or turned over a public crowd rally for venetian independence frustrated they say with the world and calling for the thousand years to make a comeback. hundreds demand an end to u.s. drone strikes in pakistan with a two day march right into the heart of the strike so.

it's three am in moscow. good to have you with us here on our team our top story turkey has launched a fresh artillery strike on syria in response to another mortar attack from across the border started shelling wednesday to retaliation for a syrian mortar round that killed five turkish civilians our middle east correspondent paula sneer has the details. we do know that the mortar bomb landed in the countryside in turkish that territory so it is possible that no one in fact was injured or killed we also have no word on who was responsible for the later mortar from syria what i can tell you though is that almost immediately turkey responded and went on the offensive meaning that we have the situation along the turkish syrian border intensifying its started back on wednesday when a mortar bomb fired from syria killed five turkish citizens and since in the situation has nearly escalated we're hearing from the turkish prime minister that he does not want a situation of war but he has warned the syrians not to make

a fatal mistake and that is a quote from him and taste his resolve the syrians will this side have apologized for this what is interesting is that you need to realize that these waters that are being fired from syria into turkey on close range missiles now they are coming from territory that is controlled by the syrian rebels so this is why many are suggesting that perhaps they are being fired on purpose they're being fired to provoke the situation and create a false flag operation now the reasoning behind this could be that turkey for some time has been calling for a no fly zone it might be provoked into calling for foreign intervention and for nato to get involved in fact we've heard some rebel leaders in exile call for this although the majority of excels in the majority of syrians are against this but the situation intensifying on the ground and everyone concerned that we could see this border tension into some kind of regional conflict a battle certainly is intensifying the latest there's

a video that has now been released by the syrian rebels we have no confirmation as to the authentication of the video but in it it does claim that the rebels will start executing forty eight muslims from iran if damascus does not meet the demands of the syrian rebels now there has been dialogue and some kind of negotiations. or wow between the syrian government and the reigning government at the same time just outside damascus the rebels have shot down a syrian helicopter gunship this comes as shelling continues between both sides in several cities around the country russia has come to the fore in the media atri role it has said that it hopes the united nations arab envoy to syria will be coming to moscow perhaps later this month and they too they hope that both sides will experts caution moscow also saying that these cross border incidents are completely unacceptable. after turkey's parliament authorized troops to launch

cross border operations against syria the country's prime minister warned her will not shy away from or if provoked author and journalist oftener aton see things damascus will retaliate if pulled into a broader conflict this kind of flashpoint the kind of flashpoint that can create wealth three nature that some people have it is a false flag operation we're getting these reports this continued as would a reaction from the jets government ok so anyone will face political problems at home but then why were they speaking with the iranians talking about how this needs a diplomatic solution not a military one if turkey continue under the agreements made in. this would do in a way to situational why did he has your old war and risks expanding it to be below syria and the people of turkey will not benefit from this nature says that they'll defend any nato member if we continue like this syria might see itself getting increasingly desperate and retaliate with full force then it's up to the united

states and britain european and nato allies to figure out what to do what we need urgently right now is a peace conference set me it's up to china and russia because they're the only people stopping a full scale war the kind of war that will only help the forces it looks like such as united states is again supporting. tookie to do and should know much better than to try and help out god he's been doing his best to fight the forces of his presence turning north to europe now the republic of venice could be making a glorious comeback supporters of venetian independence from italy are demanding the region go it alone tired of being saddled with what they say is rome's austerity it's the latest in a number of european regions to consider independence including scotland in the u.k. and catalonia in spain professor a lot of each open saki who separate his party organized the rally thinks bennis

will fare better on its own. we're in a situation worse than a colony because there's a worse once they tax free in italy it's the highest in the world and our services are already extremely poor we have about twenty billion a sin from other regional resources each year and that some bearable and. a couple of days ago there was a siege of st mark's belt powered by four workers and there's this situation here in van it so it's it's almost explosive sold so they and thousands of people who have gathered in front of their regional government for sure in italy were not the only one there is really in sort of the i have strong movements for a florist who are the best organized but soon after i know it's going to happen to other regions that need only. more stories features videos and analysis

a click away at r.t. dot com including this study versus study the european food safety authority rejects a controversial report by french scientists linking genetically modified corn to cancer click on line for details. plus radical muslim cleric abu hamza and four other terror suspects extradited to the u.s. after losing their appeal in the u.k. over what they claim is a lack of evidence in the case i don't more on our website. it turns out that walking your dog or feeding the birds could land you in a spot of bother in many london parks civil rights groups have accused the city of cracking down on minor infractions despite there being a little information on what activities are banned and where sarah for ports it's not even the police who could be after you if you break the rules. here in this park in london if your found drinking alcohol or growing up or or even feeding the pigeons you could inadvertently be committing a criminal or civil offense the prize will serve

a lot of people the band in london map shows a whopping four hundred thirty five probation zones aimed at tackling and she say she behavior the might of been a good policy idea in theory has local people say and it up a very bad policy in practice meaning hardline crackdowns on the softest of misdemeanors disconcertingly many bars in london have now hired private contractors to carry out the enforcement of these fines phil morris knows all about the after his local council hired axel services he received an eighty pound penalty for dropping a cigarette butt and that he maintains he didn't know it was illegal he refused to pay two for weeks later. so just too are x. for the private security and surveillance of the missing providers of so-called inforce mint offices in the u.k.

contracted by some local councils first start the kitted out with cameras and uniforms but their tactics of pursuing these fines often seem far from professional . well the way. we are phil's local council for their response they told these new offices back up for the public with the actions of the minority. in the fouls. and not get paid unless the issue of fine appropriately and surprising that the areas where x. will have been hired. increase in the number of fines that a receipt and there's now whether that is or ethical becomes ability of the transparency i recently dealt in the home affairs select committee

which looks at these issues with a case of on the bar of new and which has law enforcement officers who are in fact council officials but dress up like police have been promised them a commission is going to look into it because it's it's actually i think a criminal activity to pretend to be a police officer when you're not and i'm very concerned about how that about trend is going i think in the past it would be assumes that people knew the law that was reasonable and so long as you weren't creating a problem then you could do what you like but increasingly it seems that that is no longer the case these findings may be surprising for some but the truth is these laws an offense is being creeping up on us the some time now and they're actually growing in number so also the moment you can enjoy the parks in london but if you do not feed the. riot police in bahrain fired tear gas and water cannons at anti-government protesters after a funeral march for an activist who died in custody turned violent demonstrators

accuse the government of denying the man treatment but the authorities claim he died of a blood disease pro-reform crowds were trying to reach their former home where in the capital but now heavily guarded by police protesters who fire bombs in iraq says tear gas canisters work by officers. there's. a monarchy has been cracking down on the shia opposition for some twenty months now activists demanding equal rights and the release of political prisoners including probably human rights activists to be over a job currently serving three years behind bars for attending every the rally former bahraini member of parliament said heidi on massai says certain states only get involved when it benefits them. the problem the double standard which in practice by old those was didn't contraries. then they do consent and on those regimes who have some. let's say we each relationship with them or probably they consider them as enemies but like oh it was it's

a product of the system they have lots of relationships they give them some let's say support. as one throws they take some for facilities and they have the only from out of countries doubt so why ignore the world what's happening here old though it's not clear. what's happening somewhat outs. still to come on our fight against us drone strikes hunger of march across pakistan led by a former perk of star turned opposition figure to end what they say are the. venezuela gears up for a presidential vote. or will find out if people want to leave him holding the reins of power for another six years and more after a short period. is

the legacy no one should be proud. of scrap metal littering pristine arctic landscape building stilton over their foundation pipes black smoke over the snow covered peaks the traces of the soviet industrial activity on the spitzbergen archipelago don't make a pretty picture the guiding principle here is the worst the better that can do nine hundred eighty barons work was a burgeoning mining community. was determined to maintain at all costs are located halfway between north america and western europe the bergen archipelago is part of norway but the special status that allows other countries to set up industrial bases here in the middle of the cold war it served as the us is ours westernmost outpost now it's one of the last preserved relics. picture of what would have happened to the soviet union if it was cut off from any

financial support for two decades curious western tourists think it could be even more appealing for russian travellers the local administration is increasingly under pressure to bring the infrastructure up to more than standards if these modernization efforts are not very popular with tourists if you come into a very authentic place like. it should stay the way it is that would be my wish i mean that's the part of the. you know authentic traditionally up to. i should not i would not like to have it in a shiny condition to be honest this time to change even for the better is not always good for business something that even a local band has become attuned to when they try to add morning russian songs to die repertoire the audience called the wanted to hear it was a song comfortably familiar.

which brightened. about song from plans to. start on t.v. dot com. thanks for staying with us on our team sixteen minutes past the hour now hundreds of peace activists are joined a two day march in pakistan against u.s. drone strikes in the country the congo. which is traveling from his lot about to south waziristan is being led by cricket legend imraan khan who since become an opposition politician the region is a hotbed of taliban militancy in a major focus of the u.s. strikes political activist a while by all these things the rally is supported by the broader pakistani public the lords the branches of that region have welcomed in there it would be only the distance that is being provided by the government of sound which does not want to open this up to exposure because for the past five years they've been hiding the

fact that bones have been attacking this region on the on the public front the act you deny it but on privately behind the doors with the u.s. government they actually accept the just and simple attack on us so then he and unfortunately for the fight is our government has actually bought into the american war on terror the american war has now become was and and they should be should catch on all of these terrorists that are doing it but unfortunately not even they're not able to handle the nomic affairs of the country let alone this is an issue that has been before the uk and teen titans but while the us drone strikes in pakistan is too much for many of its people the leaders of neighboring afghanistan say the u.s. isn't doing enough to root out terrorists hiding just across the border defense secretary leon panetta has called on the afghan president to thank u.s. troops rather than criticize them this in response to him and karzai is complained that washington needs to pursue pakistani militants more aggressively and he were

activist don de bar is critical though of the nato alliance role in the region. the united states has a blind spot to the fact that people tend to have an affinity for their national sovereignty that doesn't disappear just because their country is occupied by the united states and you have this manifest in afghanistan to the point where it's now obvious that if you and an afghani comprador soldier a weapon and show them how to use it they turn it on the american soldier that handed it to them the people of afghanistan want the united states out and it's a natural thing for that to occur and the united states just doesn't see that one of the goals of the us imperial project is to where they can't completely dominate a place leave the people at each other's throats while they carry off the resources and so there's agitation for that that's put into play as the united states enters

these countries what will happen in two thousand and fourteen is the afghanis will have an opportunity to settle their own national issues themselves without an occupying army directing the effort today of campaign silence in venezuela ahead of a tightly contested presidential vote the election will reveal how many remain loyal to the outspoken socialist leader who go chavez his opponent enrique capri lace a young lawyer and staunch critic of the government expected to give him a close race at the polls are he losing caffein office more from caracas. there's no question whom of these venezuelans will be voting for come and tell her seventh. we are here because we support our president chavez he does many things to help us housing education programs helping the poor and nothing here has gotten a lot better because of how everything has changed. their red shirts brand them as she steps the lifeblood of the venezuelan president's leftist movement through out his fourteen years in power for the hundreds of thousands of supporters who

gathered in caucus on thursday the message was clear. they want six more years of. his supporters say that chavez is a country's first presidents genuinely care about the lower class. but i think chavez is the punishment of the rich and the window of hope to. get. under the banner of socialism for the twenty first century chavez has pumped hundreds of billions of petro dollars into the economy and government run aid programs along with earning him popular support poverty has fallen from fifty percent in one thousand nine hundred nine to around thirty percent last year yet life in this country is far from ideal and with the plague of unemployment climb and corruption many venezuelans are now saying it's time for shoppers to go but it looks like i'm one of those who good for chavez but he's time has passed community change. in this race change means a vote for opposition leader and. a forty year old lawyer who unlike chavez enjoyed

a privileged upbringing. the son of a wealthy family that controls a media conglomerate and a chain of movie theaters. supporters by promising to combat climate unemployment and corruption but opponents have charged that capri this is deliberately hiding his real economic goals the candidates are the opposite they couldn't be more different three chavez is the man of the people he's come from this kind of property and now works to try to change that and the other candidate in reading your feelings is a man of the wealthy or the elite of the oligarchy who would implement privatization neoliberal package that rand's austerity it's a choice between two radically different worldviews a referendum on venezuela's socialist experiment or the putting it into the shop. more than just an idea it's a way of life not one they're going to get the many times. the captain of hearts

that i was. turning out of some other stories making news. world headlines are radical islam is suspected of a grenade attack on a jewish market it was killed during one of several counter terror operations throughout france jeremy sidney is believed to have injured one person in an attack on the jewish community last month during the raid police also detained ten others allegedly connected to it wave of anti-semitic attacks that have hit the country. for the first time since two thousand and ten a north korean soldier succeeded in defecting to south korea across the heavily armed demilitarized zone the soldier shot dead his two commanders before crossing the zone he reportedly used a loudspeaker to lead so if korean border guards know his intention to defect after the killings. the pope's former butler has been handed an eighteen month sentence after he stole then sold on to a journalist the pontiff sisyphus letters paolo gabriele said he would not appeal the verdict he said to serve his sentence under house arrest but a powerful spokesman said pope benedict this sixteenth will most likely pardon his

former aide the high profile was exposed when the talian journalist published a book accusing the leaders of the church of numerous injuries corruption and homo sexual affairs. for minors in south africa gathered for a rally against the dismissal of twelve thousand of their coworkers they were sacked after staging a strike demanding better pay and conditions protesters also mourning their colleagues killed by police in brutal clashes that started two months ago the death toll in the ongoing unrest has so far reached forty eight. ties a report up next stay with us here on r.t. . well the true science technology innovation all the list of elements from around russia we've got the future covered.

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max kaiser welcome to the kaiser report in today's headlines if you tell the truth about the dollar you will be derided and destroyed whether you happen to be a brick of gold or erratic not on the payroll of wall street uncle sam wants you. if you do want to tell the truth stacey. yes max keiser there are currency wars reaching around the world the dollar doesn't want to be caught in the cross-fire basically at this point the currency global grid system you want to be the last one standing. well that's right they're going down one by one the currencies are collapsing we see this obviously and this report we're going to

discuss them but you know the currency that we're talking about they're going down in the order of their vulnerability what you got there. the hyperinflationary chicken as you see this chicken is looking like it was hyper inflated away you don't want this in your country if you see the hyperinflationary chicken run that's why chicken why are you playing with my chicken you should be playing with my chicken with my chicken well the chart of the day max gold versus the debt ceiling the chart is from ed yardeni and it shows quite a correlation for the past fifteen years max between the price of gold and the debt ceiling as you see as the debt ceiling goes up the price of gold goes up well you know i've been saying about this for a while that you have these arguments in the economist think you know the time of mccain's in a austrian i follow milton friedman it's own because at the end of the day what we have here is a collapse of these economies there's no economic school that covers it and the

governments are simply creating more debt to handle it and gold is the only true there's only want to converse no more of this name is mr gold heard about dr copper i'm talking about mr gold he makes all the other economists look like chumps most of the mainstream media focuses on whether the dollars trading against the euro up or down are in the end up or down and essentially they're all falling against gold obviously a currency like the iranian realises falling precipitously. but all of the currencies are falling it's just a matter of degrees of speed i'm so little the other ones i think go down in the order of vulnerability they're falling down like dominoes or two they're going to be the last to go the u.s. dollar because as the words are of currency and the u.k. pound because this is the epicenter of global banking fraud but everything around those two are collapsing boom boom boom boom boom boom boom and again you know this chart where they're showing the lockstep move between.